Hitman shoots and kills aspiring rapper in broad day light in NYC

Not just in broad day light, buy in a crowded street in Manhattan. The New York Police Department have released shocking CCTV footage which showed Brandon Lincoln Woodard, 31, from Los Angeles, walking and texting on his phone last Sunday as his killer walked almost beside him on a busy Manhattan Street. The unidentified gunman pulled a gun out of his pocket (pictured above), and shot Brandon in the head at close range. Police believe it was a targeted hit.

The cold-blooded killer was said to have followed Brandon for about ten minutes before killing him. After shooting Brandon, he simply turned and walked away, then got into a waiting Lincoln MKZ sedan and fled. He is still at large. Police are hunting for the suspect and detectives are gathering information at the scene.

Brandon Woodard was said to have been trying to turn around a life of crime after being arrested on a number of charges and was studying law